Sunday, April 28, 2013

Dear Blogger users,Please stop it with the Captchas. They are driving me MAD!

This does not seem to be a Wordpress issue. Those of you on WP can go relax and feel very smug.
It's YOU, my fellow Blogger bloggers. You torture me. You are ruining my
already terrible eyes. There are other ways to stop the bots. No, don't
tell me you don't know what a captcha is! Yagottabekiddinme. It's this:

I'm fine with the "normal" word on the right. It's the twisty illegible one on the left that's the problem.

Oh no.

I just thought of something.

Am I a bot?

Is that why I can't read them and have to hit the twirly arrow a bunch of times to reload the words I can't decipher?

Oh dear.

Let us ignore that concept and continue on.

Why don't we make commenting easier for your readers. You like comments, right?
I use Disqus here on SpyGirl, for a variety of reasons. You don't have to get all fancy like that. I write FIVE other blogs [intermittently] and I've had no problems with spammers. They get caught in the Blogger security net. This is true! I had one post on my sketch blog under attack 2-3 times a day for a good 2 months last summer. Not one of those spammy comments got published.

Here's what you do:
In your Blogger dashboard, go to Settings (the wrench).
Then go to Posts and Comments:

I took a little break this morning from the Digital Catwalk and colored up a sketch that I did a month ago.
The Los Angeles Fashion Council has a shop on ASOS entitled Le Shoppe [no longer available].
I attended part of the photoshoot and live sketched as the models posed. I wrote a quick post about it here.

This seafoam blue dress designed by Odylyne has been haunting me. First, at the shoot, in the dingy back parking lot behind 630 South Los Angeles Street, Chanelle wafted onto "set" looking ethereal and badass at the same time. And the color! So delicious!

A week later, at the stylehaus pre-Lucky FABB event, there it was again!

All though May, I'll be posting more sketches from the shoot, with a link to the item at Le Shoppe.Le Shoppe links are provided for your convenience and I receive no compensation from them. Sketch links will jump to my Society6 storefront and sales from that site benefit me directly.

Note: Did you notice the new heading at the top left of the page?
They are disclosure headings that are explained on my new Disclosure Page.
[Thanks again toNatasha of One Woman's Style, who gave me permission to use her disclosure copy]

Friday, April 26, 2013

4.22.10
2nd day of waiting @ Harbor General
Clogs with metal cap toes
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O' My Sole
Marina Del Rey
2001?
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Love the metal caps on these. My wooden clogs tend to get all split at
the toe + these are protected. Also good for kicking dolts that step on
me in clubs.

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I think these are now studio shoes -- they're pretty beat up.
Too bad, I really like the metal caps...

It wasn't until I took this photo that I noticed that the wheels on my studio shelves are blue! [upper right] The blue pencil was on the floor already, but I rearranged it for a better composition. The socks are new Happy Socks and won't be worn when I'm painting. I have strict segregation of my studio clothing -- I can't stand getting my good clothes paint spattered.

"World Intellectual Property Day is observed on April 26 each year with a variety of events and activities worldwide. It aims to increase people’s awareness and understanding of intellectual property (IP). World Intellectual Property Day is sometimes referred as World IP Day."[source, read more]

What is intellectual property?
That would be be anyone's original material -- art, designs, writing, inventions, etc.
Facebook, Pinterest, and Tumblr are three sites that I use that tend to abuse creators' IP rights -- often without malicious intent, but more from ignorance and/or laziness (yes, I'm guilty too).Please -- if the item doesn't link back to its original source, "Like" vs "Share" "Repin" or "Reblog"

We usually venture no further than the one block of Pioneer Blvd between 187th and 186th. Call us lazy.

There are many sari shops, ranging from fancy encrusted wedding ensembles to more quotidian styles. New-to-us is Sahara Vintage Boutique, which has a huge array of tunics, scarves, saris and even some household goods (why didn't I get the cute yellow orange squeezer? WHY?) All items have been donated and a percent of the proceeds benefit the Sahara organization, which helps battered women in the SoCal South Asian community. There was way too much to choose from...

Friday, April 19, 2013

Sanita Patent Mary Jane Clog ---------2010 Lord John's Bootery NYC --------Emergency
purchase because all I took to NY was a pair of rubber boots that gave
me horrible blisters. Store right around the corner from hotel.

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The strap on the right shoe broke while I was at work. Sad day. I MacGyvered it with a ribbon. I'm hoping a good shoe repair guy can rehab them.

In better days:

with some Crazy Cat Lady socks

Now:

This year two pairs of favorite footwear have broken. I am not pleased with this trend.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

My BFF Deborah doesn't write a blog. She's not on Facebook. She doesn't tweet.
She has no fear of computers, however. She and I taught at OTIS together in the Fashion Department and she is a Digital Goddess!

Here she is doing a most excellent Vanna at Cottage Art in Artesia:

We went there today and I bought a turquoise tunic -- I don't wonder why!